Originally Posted by
Blumie
It's gotta be the latter. I don't know how this streamlines operations, AA's press release notwithstanding; seems to me that GAs will not be spending a lot of time explaining the rules and processing CFCs. Still, as an elite, I like the change, if for no reason other than schadenfreude.
Well, in theory there would be fewer people on the standby list, right? (i.e. people who don't want to pony up the extra $50) That should free up the GAs a bit as they won't have to spend as much time clearing the standby list, paging people, handing out new boarding passes, etc. That
may help GAs get people boarded more quickly and close out flights faster.